Malawi: a case of female genital mutilation (FGM)

FEMALE genital mutilation (FGM) remains entrenched in many parts of the world, alongside intersex genital mutilation (IGM). FGM is more commonly practised outside the so-called first world whereas IGM is more commonly carried out in the so-called first world.

OII regards both practices as violations of human rights and human bodies. We call on all governments and multi-national human rights organizations to condemn both practices and actively work towards ending them everywhere.